Anthropologies of Guayana: Cultural Spaces in Northeastern Amazonia
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Brings together the work of scholars from North America, South America, and Europe to reveal the anthropological significance of Guayana, the ancient realm of El Dorado and still the scene of gold and diamond mining. The volume focuses on the historical ecology of the rain forest and the archaeological record up to the sixteenth century, as well as ethnography, ethnology, and perceptions of space.

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Brings together the work of scholars from North America, South America, and Europe to reveal the anthropological significance of Guayana, the ancient realm of El Dorado and still the scene of gold and diamond mining. The volume focuses on the historical ecology of the rain forest and the archaeological record up to the sixteenth century, as well as ethnography, ethnology, and perceptions of space.
Autorenporträt
Neil L. Whitehead is a professor of anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of Dark Shamans: Kanaimà and the Poetics of Violent Death. Stephanie W. Alemán is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.